Turbo Service Manuals on CD
04-23-2002, 10:22 PM
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Turbo Service Manuals on CD
Does anyone have these shop manuals on CD that are sold on Ebay all the time? Just wondering if they are worth getting. I see them going for between 25 and 50 bux a lot. They say they are .pdf forms of the 7 volume Porsche factory manuals. What do you think?
04-23-2002, 11:46 PM
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I have the actual turbo supplement manual and then all the manuals on CD. I prefer the paper copy, but went with the CD for the rest of the set. I was a bit disappointed in the manuals, kinda use to a good ole USA Chilton's manual. 
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For me, it's more a question of cost (7 times cheaper), portability (carrying a CD is easier and I can study particular jobs at lunch in the office) and dirty paper (you just re-print).
I hope the workshop manual "scans" on the CD are of high quality - I confess I've just bought one via ebay and am looking forward to receiving it. For US40 (inc. shipping to Switzerland) vs. US$300 or so for the 7 volume set, I guess I can't go wrong.
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[quote]Originally posted by icat:
<strong>I have the actual turbo supplement manual and then all the manuals on CD. I prefer the paper copy, but went with the CD for the rest of the set. I was a bit disappointed in the manuals, kinda use to a good ole USA Chilton's manual. </strong><hr></blockquote>
I hope the workshop manual "scans" on the CD are of high quality - I confess I've just bought one via ebay and am looking forward to receiving it. For US40 (inc. shipping to Switzerland) vs. US$300 or so for the 7 volume set, I guess I can't go wrong.
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[quote]Originally posted by icat:
<strong>I have the actual turbo supplement manual and then all the manuals on CD. I prefer the paper copy, but went with the CD for the rest of the set. I was a bit disappointed in the manuals, kinda use to a good ole USA Chilton's manual.
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04-25-2002, 11:24 AM
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I have the 944 turbo manuals on CD. They are great. If you want them on paper you can print them but I think it is 2000 pages. I also know of a guy who is selling his 944 manuals but I am not sure how much. All of these are Porsche original manuals. <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
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[quote]Originally posted by Scott Heckert:
<strong>I have the 944 turbo manuals on CD. They are great. If you want them on paper you can print them but I think it is 2000 pages. I also know of a guy who is selling his 944 manuals but I am not sure how much. All of these are Porsche original manuals. <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
You can bet it's going to be more than the CD for sure! I think a copy of the CD with all the manuals (7) is on ebay at the moment if anyone's interested. Obviously, this is *not* a Porsche "original" like the printed manuals though ...
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<strong>I have the 944 turbo manuals on CD. They are great. If you want them on paper you can print them but I think it is 2000 pages. I also know of a guy who is selling his 944 manuals but I am not sure how much. All of these are Porsche original manuals. <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
You can bet it's going to be more than the CD for sure! I think a copy of the CD with all the manuals (7) is on ebay at the moment if anyone's interested. Obviously, this is *not* a Porsche "original" like the printed manuals though ...
Gary.
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